The Washington critic., 1887-07-15
TINE SEdSON,S CRtCHs
Racers OF Distinctiun on Eastern and
Western Trneks,

Western Tracks.
Now that the season Of 1887, says the
Globe DemOcrdt, is well advanced and sew
oral important meetings have been brought
to a successful close, short resume Of the
work done and summing up OF some Of
the best performers In and 3-year old and
all-aged races, may not prove uninterest-
Ing. 1t is true that the cracks Of the West
and East have not yet met, and the question
OF superiority can hardly be determined un-
I'll after the Western meetings have closed,
and the Eastern and Western flyers meet on
the track itself. Still 1t may be pretty
definitely settled that up to date the East
unquestionably has the best Of 1t, and were
the question of superiority to be tested at
the present time the probabilities arc that
the East would show marked superiority.
THE Two-YEAR-oLDs.
In the two-year-ol class It ishardly safe
TO pick the crack. Two-year- old racing Is
at the best but a lottery, and what may
prove to be the best Of this years lot may
not yet have faced the starters. Whether
the East is superior in this class Is matter
OF conjecture. One Incident which would
Indicate that 1t was, is the case OF the great
colt Pocate llo by Joe Hooker. Ranking
among the best OF Western two.year- -olds,
he hasn't been able to make showing as
yet In the East, and must by his perform
ances so far be rated there as second class.
The Western twe-year-olds appear to be
very evenly matched, and II there Is any
preference 1t must be given to Haggin's
best.
There certainly are some great 9. year. olds
In this string now at Chicago. Among the
lot are Damilla, Zuleika, Blltbesome, Al
lanai and Oscar. There are some 2.year-
olds In this stable which have yet to face the
nag, and Haggin may have a good thing to
spring upon the public. OF the other 3.
yeor.olds, Bnldwn's Los Angeles, Ullman's
Raceland, Chinn's Huntress anu Baldwin's
Emperor OF Norfolk are about the pick OF
the lot.
In the East, W. W. waldcn's Satisfaction,
Belmont's Magnetiztr, Il. w. Wslden's My
Own and Omaha, Dwyer Bros King Fish,
Scotts Torchlight and Emery 81 Co.'s
Good By are about the best. A race be-
tween llaecin's best aud the crack of the
East would prove interesting at present.
THREE YEAR.oLDs.
The Western 3.year-olds are an uncom-
monty good lot, and probably no greater
field Of 3.year-olds ever faced a starter than
were seen In the American Derby. There is
not cne, however, which can be compared
TO the Dwyer Bros Hanover, which ap.
bStIb W w lne uuIte OF tue year.
WESTERN THREE YEAR. oLDs.
1t is true that come great performances
have been done at Chicago, but they must
be taken with gain Of salt when third.
class horses are made to run in time that
would indicate iirst-class form. The pick
OF Western three year-olds is, from public
performances, Guests Terra Gotta, by
Harry O'Fallon, and yet were Terra Gotta
and Miss Ford to meet competent horsemen
would probably choose the latter to carry
their money. Miss Ford is unquestiouably
great flly, and will, when properly
handled, prove dangerous in any company.
Her stable companion, Goliah, has been q
woeful disappointment, and the winter tip
for the Kentucky Derby must from public
form be relegated to the vast army OF sec.
ond-class three-year- Next to the two
mentioned above probably comes MoRtrose
the winner of the Kentucky Derby. This
great colt is shaky on his pins, however and
Is scarcely In class with the first two.
SOME NOTED wEsTERSERs.
Among the other noted westerncrs are
G. II. Todd, Wary, Carey, Jim Gore,
llindoo Rose, Safe Ban and Libretto. or
G. II. Todd 1t appears that his victory in
the American Derby was fuke, and that
Terra Gotta, Fenelon and Miss Ford all
should have beaten him. His recent de.
feats would seem to Justify this opinion.
A fact that would indicate that the cracks
OF the West In this class are hardly on par
with those In the East is that Fenelon, the
Eastern representative In the American
Derby, should have won but for Shaner's
bungling riding, and Fenelon is outclassed
by number OF 3-year-olds In the East.
Next to the great Hanover, the best East
ern 3-year-old appears to be Kingston, who
10 reputed to be veritRble Clinker. 1t ia
claimed that although Kingston may not
defeat Hanover, that he will yet show Just
how good the unbea,en wonder Is by ex-
tending him 10 the last notch.
CRACKS OF TnE CUP CLASS.
Now for the cup class In the West Vo-
lante is probably the best Of the lot and can
give weight and beating to anything IN
his class. In the East until last Monday
The Bard was reputed to be simply invinci-
BILE, but since that magnificent cripple,
Troubadour, gave the Cassett colt weight
and beating, the wiseacres OF the East
have been singing a different tune 1t is
claimed that Mr.. Cassett's colt was not at
his best, but when 1t Is considered that the
first mile was run In lac! and heavy
track, the statement can hardly be credited.
The Eastern public, however, will wait to
see Troubadour beat The Bard again before
they will allow the formers superiority.
Summing up the situation, and supposing
a race with weight for age, 1t would appear
from public form that Hanover would win,
and hence the Dwyer colt must he regarded
US the crack OF the racing year. 1t is King
Hanover, the unbeaten.